TRAUMA IN LOUISIANA

Louisiana has one of the highest trauma death rates in the nation.

United States Injury Death Rates per 100,000 – All Intents 2008 – 2014

Produced by the Statistics, Programming, and Economics Branch, National Center of Injury Prevention and ControlData Sources: NCES National Vital Statistics System for Numbers of Deaths,
US Census Bureau for Population Estimates, 2008 – 2014

The highest rates of trauma (86.5 – 123.94 per 100,000) are found in the following parishes:

Acadia
Avoyelles
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
Evangeline

La Salle
Livingston
Morehouse
Orleans
Pointe Coupee
Red River

Sabine
St. Bernard
St. Helena
St. Landry
Tensas
Washington

Louisiana Injury Death Rates per 100,000 – All Intents 2008 – 2014

Produced by the Statistics, Programming, and Economics Branch, National Center of Injury Prevention and ControlData Sources: NCES National Vital Statistics System for Numbers of Deaths,
US Census Bureau for Population Estimates, 2008 – 2014

The highest rates of unintentional injury (67.34 – 100.47 per 100,000) are found in the following parishes:

Beauregard
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia

Evangeline
East Carroll
La Salle
Red River

St. Bernard
St. Helena
St. Landry
Tangipahoa

Union
Washington
Winn

Louisiana Injury Death Rates per 100,000 – Unintentional 2004-2010

Produced by: the Statistics, Programming & Economics Branch, National Center of Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Data Sources: NCHS National Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths, US Census Bureau for population estimates

The following links provide Louisiana statistical tables, charts, and other trauma facts.